Heading north through the small town of Grand Ridge, OMLX 1019 leads a cut of coal cars out of storage at a steady 10 MPH. Numerous crossings along the line were flagged to ensure that they were i... (more)

OMLX GP38-3 #1019 leads a string of empty BNSF coal cars to Ottawa, as some fall colors hang on in mid October. Heading north across a little bridge just south of town, this is the last of the coa... (more)

The last one? For years, the Illinois Railway Streator Branch has been home to a significant number of stored BNSF coal cars. Lately, the IR has slowly been removing the cars to send back to the B... (more)